Students to Change the World: One Semester at a Time

Have you ever thought about changing the world? Millersville University students will have the opportunity to learn how to change the world through a freshman seminar course this fall titled, “A Different View: How Can We Change the World?”

Students enrolled in this course will participate in a United Nations simulation competing against teams from other universities around the world, each representing a different country. Dr. Ana Borger-Greco, associate professor of Spanish and class instructor, said, “A neat aspect of the simulation is that the students will not know what university is representing each country.”

Representing Spain, Millersville students will acquire an in-depth study of the country, learning its history, culture, past civilization, how it informs its present-day civilization, politics and foreign policy. They will then work together in teams to investigate some of the major problems facing the United Nations, such as world health, the global environment, terrorism, conflict resolution, the refugee problem and world trade.

After the investigation process is finished, the students will enter the negotiation and decision-making phase. Here, the students will debate Spain’s position on the above topics against the other universities through an online communication system, ICONSnet. Using this program, the students can communicate with the other teams via messaging, conferences, writing and considering proposals.

Freshman seminar courses are provided by Millersville University for students in selected majors as well as for those who have not declared a major. For more information on this course, designed for exploratory students, contact Borger-Greco at Ana.Borger-Greco@millersville.edu.